Indian Privacy Act Takes Effect as Finalized Rules Are Published
Rules implementing India's 2023 Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) went live Friday (available here, English version begins on page 24).
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In June, the government published nonbinding business requirements for consent management systems in line with the DPDPA (see Ref:2506100008]). The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology published the draft rules for comment in January 2025 (see Ref:2501060002]).
"There's a new major major data protection law in town, with distinct requirements and nomenclature compared to other global laws," IAPP Research Director Joe Jones posted on LinkedIn.